Detachable carrying device



1952 c. K. WOODEN DETACHABEE CARRYING DEVICE Filed July 15, 1947 Patented Jan. 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Charles K. Wooden, Burbank, Calif. Application July 15, 1947, Serial No. 761,096

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for carrying several small articles and incorporating a spring clamp attachment means; more particularly, it relates to a device particularly adapted to carrying various small articles useful to a golfer and adapted for detachable mounting on the handle of a caddy cart or the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved device of this character.

It is another object of this invention to provide such a device particularly adapted for a golfers use.

It is another object of this invention to provide such a device having novel means for carrying the articles and retaining them against accidental dislodgement.

It is still another object of this invention to provide such a device having the resilient attachment clamp formed in a novel manner.

- This invention possesses many other advantages and has other objects which may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of one embodiment of the invention. For this purpose there is shown a form in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification. This form will now be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that this detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

. In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of a device incorporating the features of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the device in use;

Figure 3'is an end elevation, seen as indicated by lines 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view, seen as indicated by lines 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section, on an enlarged scale, taken substantially as indicated by lines 5-5 of Figure 2.

The device comprises an article-carrying memher 5, shown as formed of a single bent plate and adapted to carry certain small articles in such manner that they are not likely to be displaced accidentally. These articles may be such as would be useful to a person playing golf. For'example, as shown in Figure 3, several tees, one of which is indicated by the letter T may be carried; also a score card C, a pencil P (see also Figure 4) and a package of cigarettes A. Provision also is made for carrying a cigarette B which has bten lighted.

The member 5 is mounted on a spring clamp 6 which is adapted to detachably secure the device f to the handle or shaft H of a caddy cart or the like, such as are often used by golfers to carry their bags, clubs, etc.

Referring in detail .to the drawing, the clamp 6 comprises a pair of substantially identical leg members 6-a and 6'-b formed of appropriately resilient sheet material and assembled in oppolo sitely facing relation. :The lower portions of members 6-12 and G-b are provided with ofisets I and 8 respectively, joined to the upper portions 9 and I by the loops II and I2, which impart added resilience to the leg members. The portions 9 i and I0 have short projections 9-a and Ill-a at their upper ends oppositely directed with respect to the offsets I and 8, the members 6-11. and 6-1) being assembled with the projections 9-11 and Ill-a in contact, so that the lower offsets 1 and 8 are .in facing relation and serve to accommodate the shaftH between them.

The carrying member 5 is likewise formed of a plate of appropriately resilient material, bent to provide a narrow inverted U-shaped portion or bifurcated wall l3, adapted to fit over the upper clamp portions 9 and I0, and to be attached thereto by a single fastening means, such as the rivet M, which serves also to maintain the members 6-11 and 6-1; in assembled relation. Relative angular motion between the members 5, 6-11 and 6-b about the rivet I4 is prevented by the engagement of the upper ends of leg portions 9 and III with the interior surface of the top of the wall 13 (see Figure 5). The projections 9a and Ill-a provide an increased contact surface for this purpose and serve to stifien the structure.

The package A is resiliently confined against one side of the wall I3; the card C and/or the pencil P being confined against the other side. For this purpose, a lateral extension 15 is provided on one side of the wall l3, having a continuation I6 directed upwardly and toward wall l3. This portion 16 urges the package A against the wall 13, the package resting on the extension 45 IS. A concave shelf. l I is formed at the upper end of this portion I6 for carrying a cigar or cigarette B. To prevent the cigar or cigarette slipping from shelf I! when inclined, the opposite end portions of the shelf I! are turned up as 50 indicated at 11-11 to provide an edge on which the cigar or cigarette B rests.

The other side of the wall I3 also is provided with a resilient, upwardly directed portion 18, joined at its lower end to theiwall by a curved 55 portion Ill-a, and which as shown in Figure 5, is

adapted to confine the card against the wall 13.

The upper end of the portion 18 is offset outwardly, as shown at l8-b, a distance somewhat less than the diameter of a pencil. In this way, the portion l8 may serve to retain a pencil P by urging it against the wall 13, or it may additionally retain the score card 0 by interposing the card between the wall l2 and the pencil, as in Figure 3.

The off-set IB-b terminates in a narrow horizontal shelf [8-0 with several openings l9 therein for accommodating the tees T, which are merely dropped into the openings and when needed.

'I'o permit access to the rivet 14 when the device is assembled, an opening 20 "is provided in the bottom of the shelf l and extension iii, a similar opening 2| being provided in, the extension 18.

I claim:

1. In a carrying device ior small articles: means forming a pair of elongated, resilient members having respectively oppositely bowed lower gripping portions; carrying means c-om prising a bifurcated wall accommodating the upper portions of said 'members; and attachment means extending through said membersprising a downwardly opening bifurcated wall accommodating the upper portions of said memlifted out 4 bers; and attachment means securing said portions in said wall; said members being maintained against angular movement about said attachment means by engagement with the upper end portion of said wall.

3. In a'carrying device for small articles: means forming a pair of elongated resilient members having respectively, oppositely bowed lower gripping portion; .carrying means comprising a bifurcated :wall having a transverse portion with spaced depending portions between which the upper portions of said members are inserted, the upper end of said members engagf ing saidtra'n'sverse wall portion; and attachsaid attachment means.

CHARLES K. WOODEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Rees et al. Dec. 14, 1948 

